"The reason why I didn't open the palace gates immediately was because I was afraid that the illness would relapse. On the other hand, I also wanted to confuse the person who attacked secretly. Fengqi Palace also needed to be cleaned up, so I wasted time."
Lianyi explained in the same soft voice.
"Ripple, you did a great job. The most important thing is that the children are safe now."
The emperor naturally knows what is most important to him.
"Your Majesty, I just dealt with the matter in Fengqi Palace, but I learned that Concubine Liang had a miscarriage, and it was a boy. What happened? Didn't I ask Concubine Yue to take over the palace affairs temporarily? How did this happen?"
Ripple asked with a worried look on her face.
After hearing this, the emperor's face darkened and he said in a deep voice:
"Don't mention that idiot. He deliberately made trouble and caused me to lose a child."
"Your Majesty, calm down. Anger is harmful to your health!"
Lian Yi immediately comforted her.
"I don't know what this Liangpin is thinking. She has been promoted and is loved by the emperor. How could she do such a thing?"
Lianyi also shook her head and sighed, expressing her incomprehension.
"Let's not talk about it!"
The emperor simply waved his hand.
Lian Yi saw that the emperor didn't want to talk about it, so she changed the subject:
"Your Majesty, this time that person said he was seeking revenge for the Second Brother, but I don't think it was necessarily done by the Second Brother's men."
"Well, I guessed it. Maybe it was my good third brother who did it just to frame me and divert my attention."
He had such a guess after listening to the report from Nanny Sun.
"Then Your Majesty must be careful. After all, you are in the open and he is in the dark. Sometimes it is difficult to guard against a hidden arrow."
"Don't worry, I know what's going on."
The emperor stayed overnight in Fengqi Palace that day, which once again proved that the queen's position in the harem was as solid as Mount Tai and no one could shake it.
There were some twists and turns in the palace because of the smallpox incident. The Meng family army far away at the border also fought with the Qiang Wolf Tribe from time to time, but the scale was not large and the other side mainly tried to test each other.
Even in small-scale battles, there are casualties. The Meng family army also suffered continuous casualties in non-large-scale battles, which made General Meng very distressed.
All this news was told to Lianyi by the Meng family who came to deliver New Year gifts. Lianyi thought about the memorial she had accidentally seen, and asked someone to take a message back to General Meng.
When General Meng received the news brought back by Lianyi, he was silent for a long time. After sending the person away, he asked his two sons to meet him in the study.
"The Queen asked someone to tell me to stabilize the border for the time being and not get involved in a battle with the Qiang Wolf Tribe. It would not only cost us a lot of manpower, but also make the Emperor wary."
General Meng said directly.
"Did the Queen say anything else?"
"Let's take advantage of the discord between the eldest and second princes of the Qianglang tribe to create conflict and plunge the Qianglang tribe into civil war. This way we can preserve our strength and keep an eye on the war situation, buying her at least five years."
"What does she want to do in five years?"
Meng Guangdong asked with a frown.
"The visitor didn't say anything. You just need to know the truth about this matter. If you have the opportunity to enter the palace, you can ask the Queen in person."
"Now the eldest prince and the second prince are working together to harass the border. How could they be at odds?"
Meng Guangshen asked.
"The Empress should have known about this through the Emperor. As for why the Emperor did not tell us such important news, I have no idea for now. What do you two think?"
General Meng asked deliberately.
The two brothers looked at each other, and seeing what was in each other's eyes, Meng Guangshen lost his temper and said directly:
"Why else? Of course, it is to consume the strength of our Meng family army."
"Father, I think what my second brother said is right. The late emperor was very suspicious of our Meng family, and the emperor marrying Lianyi was just a stopgap measure for the royal family to stabilize us.
But we didn't expect that after a palace coup, Lianyi was able to gain a firm foothold in the palace and even gave birth to three sons for the emperor. With a solid position and our support, it will be even easier for the eldest prince to ascend the throne in the future.
It’s just that the royal family is afraid of the power of the foreign relatives, so now they have begun to weaken our Meng family army.”
Meng Guangdong is three years older than his younger brother. He is more stable and has a more thorough understanding of things, so he hit the key point in one sentence.
General Meng was very pleased, nodded and said:
"You're right. I, Meng An, have spent my whole life in the military. Loyalty to the emperor and patriotism are ingrained in my bones. It's the same for you and Guangshen. But what about your next generation? What about the next generation? Can they resist the temptation of the throne?"
Neither of the brothers responded this time because they couldn't guarantee it.
"Although I don't know what Lianyi's intention is, since she sent the message back, she must have her considerations. Even if it's not for our Meng family, for the sake of those who follow us, we must try our best."
"Yes, father!"
After the two men agreed, they turned to discuss how to provoke a fight between the eldest prince and the second prince of the Qiang Wolf tribe. In the end, they used a beauty trap that couldn't be more ordinary to provoke a fight between the two sides and plunge the Qiang Wolf tribe into a civil war.
For a time, the number of wars on the border decreased. With fewer battles, there were naturally fewer casualties. The corresponding losses of horses, weapons, and personnel all dropped significantly. Throughout the winter, the border was unusually quiet.
The border was quiet, but the emperor was not very happy.
That day, the emperor came to Fengqi Palace and spoke in a rather impolite manner. Lianyi pretended to be aggrieved and tried to please him. Only after the emperor left did Lianyi's face darken.
"Your Majesty, what does His Majesty mean? I am upset at court and I am here to vent my anger on you?"
Lanzhi said indignantly.
"The emperor is also troubled by the affairs of the court. I cannot share his worries. I was just criticized a few more times. It doesn't matter!"
No way!
That night, Duoduo dragged the emperor out of the concubine's bed, left him on the ground all night, and put him back at dawn.
Then the emperor caught a cold and fell ill. He rested for five days. It was only with Lianyi's "careful" care that he recovered and reluctantly went to court on the sixth day.
Since that time, whenever the emperor was displeased with Lian Yi or said something unpleasant to him, it wouldn't be long before he would be the one in trouble, either catching a cold or getting angry, choking while drinking water or eating were just minor matters.
Quanfu, who was beside the emperor, noticed something was wrong, and was always very cautious when facing Lianyi, for fear of upsetting the empress.
Because the emperor had been struggling for two years, there was still no movement in the harem. Zhou Yuanzheng was puzzled and finally had to retire and return home. The emperor was in good health, but he couldn't have children, and he couldn't cure it.
Lianyi also deliberately mentioned it to the emperor in a subtle way, asking him to take care of his body. After all, if a concubine couldn't get pregnant, it could be her own fault. But none of the more than 30 concubines in the harem were pregnant, so it was definitely not the concubine's problem.
The emperor naturally understood Lianyi's hint, and was about to flee. After agreeing, he turned around and left the harem.
Five years passed in a flash, and there were still only three children in the harem, and they were all ten years old.
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